Etched
AI
FirmwareInternSummer2027
“Firmware Intern - Summer 2027 at Etched. Skills: firmware development for custom ASICs, low-level software engineering, hardware/software co-design. develop firmware for custom ASICs designed to run large transformer models efficiently. work across the stack—from low-level drivers, hardware interfaces, and system initialization code to integration with runtime libraries and model-execution frameworks”
Industry & Context.
12-week paid internship, Generous housing support for those relocating, Daily lunch and dinner in our office, Based at our office in San Jose, CA, fully in-person team
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Progress towards a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust, fundamentals in data structures and algorithms, understanding of low-level software engineering, understanding of hardware/software co-design, Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Nice to Have
Experience with Linux internals, kernel development, or driver debugging, Experience with hardware diagnostics or interpreting hardware logs, Exposure to server virtualization or CI/CD pipelines, Experience with Rust or embedded development
What You'll Do.
develop firmware for custom ASICs designed to run large transformer models efficiently
work across the stack—from low-level drivers
and system initialization code to integration with runtime libraries and model-execution frameworks
making the hardware operate reliably and at peak performance
enabling high-throughput inference and training workloads
support real-world AI applications
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate with hardware, architecture, and software teams
Communication Scope
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
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